Rotary International District 3520 hosted "Ten Great Projects to Make Taiwan Better" Press Conference

TAIPEI, Taiwan--(Business Wire)--
The President of Taiwan Legislative Yuan and Several City Mayors and County
Magistrates Were Present at the Press Conference; 100 Handy Buses worth NT 1
Billion Dollars Were Donated.

Rotary International Districts 3460, 3470, 3480, 3490, 3500, 3510 and 3520
hosted the "2009-2010 Ten Great Projects to Make Taiwan Better" on July 1st at
the Sheraton Hotel in Taipei.

The President of Legislative Yuan Wang Jin-Pyng, Taipei County Magistrate Chou
Hsi-wei, Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Xing, Taoyuan County Magistrate Chu
Li-lun, Yilan County Magistrate Lu Guo-Hua, Nantou County Magistrate Lee
Zhao-ching, Tainan County Magistrate Su Huan-chih, Pingtung County Magistrate
Tsao Chi-hung, Mayor of Tainan City Hsu Tien-tsai, Changhua County Deputy
Magistrate, Taichung County Deputy Magistrate Chen Mao-Ren, Vice Mayor of Taipei
City Wu Ching-chi, Hsinchu City Deputy Mayor Chen Gui-wide, National Strategy
Advisor Yen Wen-shi, his wife, and all other guests of honor came to the press
conference to support and encourage Rotarians in Taiwan.

The seven District Governors formally announced the "Ten Great Projects to make
Taiwan better." They also announced the donation of 100 Handy Buses worth up to
100 billion NT in value, to all Taiwan`s city and county governments. By this
announcement, Rotarians were ready to make a contribution to the public service
in Taiwan and to create a new record in history.

3460 District Governor Chang Guang-Yau, 3470 District Governor Si Mau-Gen, 3480
District Governor Hsieh Yan-Sheng, 3490 District Governor Lee Jing-du, 3500
District Governor Xu Bai-chou, 3510 District Governor Lin Zhao-xung, and 3520
District Governor Chen Yau-Fang declared in the press conference the year
2009-10: "Ten Great Projects to Make Taiwan Better"; this will be accomplished
through the Rotary International multidistrict service platform, and through
collaboration they will promote: 1. Deaflympics Service; 2. Rotary Golden Award
Ceremony for News of Public Service; 3. Rotary Public Image Billboard Campaign;
4. Barrier-free Environment Campaign; 5. Rotary Handy Bus Donation; 6. Legal
Education Campaign; 7. Evacuation Center at the Summit; 8. Rotary E-Map; 9.
Around the Island Cycling Relay; 10. Rotary Sun Moon Lake Marathon (run for
eradication of polio).

Chen Yau-Fang from the 3520 district emphasized that "Rotarians see their own
responsibility through serving the public".

He also pointed out that this year the 7 districts would cooperate to focus on
the annual theme: "The future of Rotary is in your hands"; this will promote the
quality of Rotary in Taiwan in public service with unprecedented multidistrict
service platform: "Ten Great Projects to Make Taiwan Better." By this, it will
encourage more than 540 Rotary Clubs in Taiwan, and 18,500 Rotarians to share
the platform, which is a rare opportunity to serve and help home towns with
Rotary`s rich resource by contributing for the public good, and to accomplish
the mission with full effots.

The President of Legislative Yuan Wang Jin-pyng gave a positive reconfirmation
to the public service Rotarians in Taiwan had given when he was giving a speech
as a VIP.

He stated that Taiwanese Rotarians from all seven districts were consisted of
business leaders and the talents in the society. They cared for public service
and had given a long-term commitment and contribution to the development of
Taiwan and public service. They were the role models for the society! Today,
Rotarians in Taiwan work together for the first time ever to create
multidistrict projects: Ten Great Projects to Make Taiwan Better. This will be
another highlight in the public service history in Taiwan.

Wang emphasized that Ten Great Projects to Make Taiwan Better came from civilian
organizations and this could help the government strengthen the development and
building of the society and made the social welfare in Taiwan better. From
grassroot works to international grand events, Rotary volunteers are everywhere.
From the highest mountain, Yusan, to Sun Moon Lake, Rotary`s foot prints go from
the mountain to the ground level. From energy conservation to promoting of the
barrier free environment, from the Golden Award Ceremony for News of Public
Service to legal education taking roots, Rotarians always have the long-term
view and goal. There would be Handy Buses donation ceremony and that was the
most thoughtful gift Rotarians could give to the disabled and helped the city
and country governments greatly!

The City Mayor of Taipei specially stated that beginning from August this year,
there would be people from 81 countries coming to Taiwan and the estimated
number could reach over 10,000. District 3480 and 3520 from Rotary International
in Taiwan have recruited their members and students and teachers from 87 schools
in Taipei to work for hosting the players on cultural exchange.

He believed it would be a success. Rotarians in Taiwan were the reason for the
success because they were responsible for recruiting volunteers and worked
together with the Deaflympics Committee to portray a friendly city image of
Taipei.

City Mayors and County Magistrates from Taipei, Kaushiung, Taoyuan, Tainan, and
Pingtung and representatives from different places all came together for Rotary
International in Taiwan without differentiating their party or location
affiliations.

They also represented the local governments to receive the donation of Handy
Buses, worth NT$ 1 billion. For the future, the number of Handy Buses will be
assigned to different local governments according to their actual needs. They
will reduce the inconvenience of the disabled and moving across small streets in
Taiwan, representing the spirit of Rotary`s public service.

District 3520 District Governor Chen stated that Rotary International in Taiwan
is consisted of local leaders in business and the society. Every Rotarian
represented their industry and organization and the energy in public service!
Rotary International encourages Rotarians in business to promote corporate
social responsibility.

Doing business is not only about making money but also about giving back to
society and caring for employees and saving the environment. They should work
with the public to do public service so that the business can have a firm
foundation. In addition, Rotary Clubs in Taiwan will hold more international
events in Taiwan so that Taiwan can walk onto the world stage and share with the
world Taiwanese Rotarians` stories.

3520 District Governor Chen emphasized that if we could all achieve Service
Above Self and give back to this land, if we hoped Rotary in Taiwan would grow
to be more active and better, and if we believed that the future of Taiwan`s
public service would look up to Rotary in Taiwan, then we should not be
satisfied with our current status quo. We would need to make a change, welcome
new challenge, and begin to walk up towards the peak!

During the event, the actual details of the ten projects were announced and the
introduction "Ten Great Projects to Make Taiwan Better" DVD was played. In
addition, the highlights from the past Rotary Golden Award were played. The
President of Legislative Yuan and all audience witnessed the opening and it
resembled the beginning of the "Ten Great Projects to Make Taiwan Better!"
Rotarians love Taiwan and their service will last forever!

2009-10 Rotary International "Ten Great Projects to Make Taiwan Better" service
plan:

1. 2009 Taipei Deaflympics Service: Rotary International will be the Taipei City
Government's "official partner", and recruit 5000 volunteers to assist in making
sure that the international competitions run smoothly. Also with the cooperation
of 89 primary and secondary schools in Taipei City, Rotary International will
host the 81 country's athletes and team staff, in order to promote cultural
exchanges. (Sponsored by D 3520)

2. Rotary Golden Award Ceremony for News of Public Service: Rotary
International, in order to encourage Taiwan's media for their public service and
reporting accurate news content, plans to increase in June 2010 the total amount
of prize money 1 million NT prize, and have the presentation ceremony broadcast
live by television media. (Sponsored by D 3520)

3. Rotary Public Image Billboard Campaign: In order to spread information about
Rotary`s public service, and to encourage the public to support public service
works in Taiwan, every Rotary Club will be planning to set up at least one
public billboard. (Sponsored by D 3510)

4. Barrier-free Environment Campaign: Rotarians will host the "Barrier-free
Environment Campaign" in order to let everyone understand how it feels to be
handicapped. They will also publish the Barrier-Free pamphlets in the campus of
the elementary schools throughout Taiwan. (Sponsored by D 3520).

5. Rotary Handy Bus Donation: Rotarians plan to donate one Handy Bus per
sub-district (a total of 100 Handy Buses) in response to local government`s
needs. This will help reduce the inconvenience of transportation for the
disabled. (Sponsored by D 3490)

6. Legal Education Campaign: In order for children to develop the concept of
"laws", and to help them develop and observe rules, Rotary will schedule a
special program. (Sponsored by D 3480)

7. Evacuation Center at the Summit: Rotary will develop an environmental
protection and disaster prevention model, and install environmentally friendly
toilets. (Sponsored by D 3470, 3520)

8. Rotary E-Map: Using the GPS system, members can search Taiwan for other
Rotarians and thus strengthen cross-district communication and aid in the
mobilization of social and public welfare activities. (Sponsored by D 3500,
3520)

9. Around the Island Cycling Relay: Rotarians will bike around the island of
Taiwan and conduct activities to promote energy conservation, and to explore the
beauty of Taiwan. (Sponsored by D 3500, 3480)

10. Rotary Sun Moon Lake Marathon: Rotary International`s "End Polio" campaign
will feature activities like the marathon at Sun Moon Lake. This will also help
establish ties with other Rotary clubs abroad, and help increase the
international awareness of Taiwan. (Sponsored by D 3460)

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office3520@ri3520.org.tw

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